so i'm in a biiiiiiiit of a bad spot. i'm planning to apply this upcoming cycle, but i have stats that i am not the fondest of. like at all.
i took the mcat last year and got a 509, then retook and got a 506 😃 soooo yeah (it was the beast that was 1/16).
i alsooo failed a class freshman year (calc!) so my sGPA with that included is about a 3.05. my cGPA is a 3.58 with that grade included.
other info:
HOWEVERR my grades suck and on my MCAT retake i did worse. i truly cannot take the MCAT again like that is not an option for me any longer.
i guess my question is... do i qualify for any MD schools? i will be applying broadly. very broadly. and will def apply to about 5 DO schools. is there any hope in applying to any med schools at all? or should i focus on DO from now on?
(edited to say i have a few physician connections at the few med schools i worked/volunteered/researched at who i've built a rapport with and whom have stated are willing to advocate for me but that can only go so far with my grades lmfao)
i took the mcat last year and got a 509, then retook and got a 506 😃 soooo yeah (it was the beast that was 1/16).
i alsooo failed a class freshman year (calc!) so my sGPA with that included is about a 3.05. my cGPA is a 3.58 with that grade included.
other info:
- i went to a T20
- california resident
- URM (black female)
- did an honors thesis in medical sociology for my major
- hold a masters from aforementioned T20 (medical humanities)
- volunteered at hospital mainly speaking spanish
- e-board of major premed club, e-board of cultural club
- shadowed a few specialties
- i work as an optho tech, also working in a free clinic in an administrative role also working w/ patients directly at a free clinic.
- i worked at a wet lab for all of my undergrad career, close to my PI, i have 2 clinical pubs (first author on both) and 1 poster, got a small grant for my research
- worked as an advocate w/ ca congress + a few charities providing lifestyle info/talks/presentations to my local community (mostly spanish speaking) about health issues etc
- certified in medical spanish, fluent in 3 languages
HOWEVERR my grades suck and on my MCAT retake i did worse. i truly cannot take the MCAT again like that is not an option for me any longer.
i guess my question is... do i qualify for any MD schools? i will be applying broadly. very broadly. and will def apply to about 5 DO schools. is there any hope in applying to any med schools at all? or should i focus on DO from now on?
(edited to say i have a few physician connections at the few med schools i worked/volunteered/researched at who i've built a rapport with and whom have stated are willing to advocate for me but that can only go so far with my grades lmfao)
